Radoslav Dimitrov

Radoslav Dimitrov

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Personal information
Full name	Radoslav Bonchev Dimitrov
Date of birth	(1988-08-12) 12 August 1988
Place of birth	Lovech, Bulgaria
Height
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Botoșani
Number	88
Youth career
	Litex Lovech
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Litex Lovech	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Montana (loan)	23	(0)
2008	→ Sportist Svoge (loan)	15	(0)
2009–2014	Slavia Sofia	134	(2)
2010	→ Montana (loan)	13	(0)
2014	Levski Sofia	2	(0)
2015	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	9	(0)
2015–	Botoșani	0	(0)
International career‡
2009	Bulgaria U21
2013–	Bulgaria	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2013

Radoslav Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Радослав Димитров; born 12 August 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays for Romanian side Botoșani. He normally plays as a defender in a right-back position, but can also play as a left-back and on the right side of midfield.

Career

Dimitrov began his football career at the Litex Lovech's Youth Academy. He failed to break into the first team, and went out on loan to Montana and then Sportist Svoge.

In January 2009, Dimitrov joined Slavia Sofia. He made his league debut on 9 March 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute during the 1–0 away win over Litex Lovech. Dimitrov's first start for Slavia came on 17 March in their 5–2 away victory over Belasitsa Petrich, playing 56 minutes.

In January 2010, Dimitrov was loaned out to fellow A PFG club Montana for the rest of the season. He returned to Slavia at the end of the season having made 13 appearances in Montana's successful battle against relegation.

Dimitrov became a regular starter for Slavia during the 2010–11 A PFG season. On 4 December 2010, he tallied his first goal to give Slavia a 1–0 win against Etar 1924 for Bulgarian Cup. He netted his first league goal against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 2 April 2011, scoring the equalizing goal as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.

After 5 years of playing for Slavia Dimitrov was released and in June 2014 he signed a 2-year contract with Levski Sofia.

International career

On 15 March 2013, Dimitrov received his first call-up to play for the Bulgarian national team for 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Malta and Denmark. On 22 March, he made his debut in a 6–0 win over Malta, coming on as a substitute for Yordan Minev.

On 10 September, Dimitrov started as a first-team choice in the qualification game against Malta. He scored the opening goal of the game managing to score his first international goal. The game ended with a 2–1 victory for Bulgaria.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 June 2014

Club	Season		League			Cup			Continental			Super Cup			Total
			Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals		Apps	Goals
Montana	2007–08		23	0		0	0		–	–		–	–		23	0
Sportist Svoge	2008–09		15	0		0	0		–	–		–	–		15	0
Slavia Sofia	2008–09		9	0		0	0		–	–		–	–		9	0
	2009–10		10	0		2	0		–	–		–	–		12	0
Montana (loan)	2009–10		13	0		0	0		–	–		–	–		13	0
Slavia Sofia	2010–11		27	1		5	1		–	–		–	–		32	2
	2011–12		27	0		1	0		–	–		–	–		28	0
	2012–13		26	1		4	1		–	–		–	–		30	2
	2013–14		35	0		2	0		–	–		–	–		37	0
	Slavia total		134	2		14	2		0	0		0	0		148	4
Career total			185	2		12	2		0	0		0	0		197	4

National team

Bulgaria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	4	1
Total	4	1

External links

• Radoslav Dimitrov at Soccerway
• Radoslav Dimitrov at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at LevskiSofia.info